Relámpago Explora Medellín 2026


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Date
Apr 5, 2026
City
Medellín, Colombia
Venue

Parque Explora - Medellín

Address
Cra. 52 # 73-75, Medellín, Colombia
Details

Teatro, Parque Explora

Contact

WhatsApp

Organizers
Carlos Miguel Pérez, Corporación Speedcubing Colombia, Juan Manuel Bedoya, and Story Varela Sánchez
WCA Delegates
Juan Nicolás Pinzón Martínez and Story Varela Sánchez
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Information

ORGANIZADOR(ES):
* Story Varela Sánchez: 320 837 1900
* Juan Manuel Bedoya: 300 4248858
* Carlos Miguel Pérez: 313 8771548

Patrocinadores/Sponsors:

Events
Main event
Competitor limit
70
Number of times bookmarked
8
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 70 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25,000 (Colombian Peso).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 3 guests.

Español

📝 REGISTRO

💰 Tarifas

  • COP $25,000 hasta el 1 de abril

📖 Requisitos

  1. Conocer el reglamento de la WCA ya que este es un torneo oficial.
  2. Elegir cuidadosamente los eventos a inscribirse, revisando la pestaña Eventos y el Cronograma.
  3. Completar la inscripción en línea a través del formulario oficial.
  4. Realizar el pago de la inscripción a la cuenta de Ahorros Bancolombia 35165648313 a nombre de Jonathan Story Varela.
  5. Enviar el comprobante de pago al WhatsApp 3208371900
    incluyendo el nombre completo del participante (como aparece en la WCA).
  6. Esperar la confirmación oficial de tu registro en la página de la WCA.

✅ ¡Recuerda que solo con todos estos pasos completos tu registro será válido!

English

📝 REGISTRATION

💰 Fees

  • COP $25,000 until April 1st

📖 Requirements

  1. Be familiar with the WCA regulations, since this is an official competition.
  2. Carefully choose the events you will register for, checking the Events tab and the Schedule.
  3. Complete your registration online through the official form.
  4. Pay the registration fee to the Bancolombia savings account 35165648313 under the name of Jonathan Story Varela.
  5. Send the payment receipt via WhatsApp to 3208371900
    including the competitor’s full name (as it appears on the WCA website).
  6. Wait for the official confirmation of your registration on the WCA page.

✅ Remember: your registration will only be valid once all steps are completed!

Español

La categoría 3x3x3 a ciegas cuenta con un límite acumulativo, es decir, los competidores contarán como máximo con ese límite entre todos sus intentos sumados.
Los jueces deberán detener al competidor tan pronto como llegue a este límite, y no deben dejarlo comenzar si tiene muy poco tiempo restante (regla 2k6).
Para poder calcular el límite restante de forma sencilla, los jueces pueden utilizar el aplicativo "Tiempo Límite".

Ejemplo 1 para un límite acumulativo de 5 minutos:

  • 1er intento: 1:30.00
  • 2do intento: 1:00.00
  • 3er intento: 2:00.00
  • 4to intento: ?
  • 5to intento: ?

Quedan 30.00 segundos restantes para el intento 4 y 5 sumados (5:00.00 - 1:30.00 - 1:00.00 - 2:00.00 = 30.00).
Ya que el competidor parece promediar cerca de un minuto y medio, es evidente que no tendrá tiempo suficiente para terminar la solución del intento 4 en 30.00 segundos.
Por lo tanto, lo más probable es que consiga un DNF. En este caso, el juez no deberá dejarlo comenzar y su ronda terminaría en este momento.

Ejemplo 2 para un límite acumulativo de 5 minutos:

  • 1er intento: 1:30.00
  • 2do intento: 1:00.00
  • 3er intento: 2:49.27 (INVÁLIDO)

El competidor contaba con 2:30.00 minutos para el tercer intento (5:00.00 - 1:30.00 - 1:00.00), por lo que su tercer tiempo excede el límite. El juez es el responsable de frenar al competidor tan pronto como supere el tiempo máximo (2:30.00 en este caso), por lo que el intento se cuenta como terminado en ese momento. Ya que el competidor no había resuelto el rompecabezas luego de 2:30.00 minutos (pues demoró 2:49.27), su intento pasa a ser DNF.
Recordemos que el juez no debería haber permitido que el competidor finalice su solución, y debe interrumpirlo tan pronto como llegue al límite.

Todos los intentos subsiguientes que no se realicen por haber llegado al tiempo límite serán registrados como "DNS" (Did Not Start).


English

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded event has a cumulative limit, meaning competitors have a maximum time limit across all their attempts combined.
Judges must stop the competitor as soon as they reach this limit and should not allow them to start if very little time remains (rule 2k6).
To easily calculate the remaining limit, judges can use the "Time Limit" app.

Example 1 for a 5-minute cumulative limit:

  • 1st attempt: 1:30.00
  • 2nd attempt: 1:00.00
  • 3rd attempt: 2:00.00
  • 4th attempt: ?
  • 5th attempt: ?

There are 30.00 seconds remaining for the 4th and 5th attempts combined (5:00.00 - 1:30.00 - 1:00.00 - 2:00.00 = 30.00).
Since the competitor averages around a minute and a half, it’s clear they won’t have enough time to complete the 4th attempt in 30.00 seconds.
Therefore, they are likely to receive a DNF. In this case, the judge should not allow them to start, and their round would end at this point.

Example 2 for a 5-minute cumulative limit:

  • 1st attempt: 1:30.00
  • 2nd attempt: 1:00.00
  • 3rd attempt: 2:49.27 (INVALID)

The competitor had 2:30.00 minutes for the third attempt (5:00.00 - 1:30.00 - 1:00.00). Their third attempt exceeds the limit. The judge is responsible for stopping the competitor as soon as they exceed the maximum time (2:30.00 in this case), so the attempt is considered finished at that moment. Since the competitor had not solved the puzzle after 2:30.00 minutes (as it took 2:49.27), their attempt is recorded as DNF.
Note that the judge should not have allowed the competitor to complete their solve and must interrupt them as soon as the limit is reached.

All subsequent attempts not performed due to reaching the time limit will be recorded as "DNS" (Did Not Start).

Acceso a las instalaciones del Parque Explora

Cada competidor tendrá un cupo máximo de 3 acompañantes, los cuales deberán estar con el competidor al momento ingresar a las instalaciones. Los horarios de entrega de las escarapelas se anunciaran próximamente por correo electrónico.

El acceso al Parque Explora está restringido solo al uso del auditorio que será usado para desarrollar el evento, en caso de querer visitar las diferentes salas interactivas y el acuario, se deberá hacer la compra de las respectivas entradas en las taquillas del parque. Solicitamos amablemente a los competidores y acompañantes a permanecer en el área asignada al evento y no ingresar a las salas si no se ha comprado la entrada.

Access to Parque Explora facilities

Each competitor may have 3 companions, who must enter the venue at the same time as the competitor. The badge pickup schedule will be announced soon via email.

Access to Parque Explora is restricted only to the use of the auditorium that will be used to the event. If you want to visit the different interactive rooms and the aquarium, you must purchase the respective tickets at the park ticket offices. We kindly ask competitors and companions to remain in the area assigned to the event and not enter the rooms if the ticket has not been purchased.

Time limit

If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

Format

The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.

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